Hi All, I have a GTI PP, and I have a question about race mode. I rarely use it because it never goes higher than 3rd gear. I can be doing 100 kmh yet it stays in 3rd....is that how it is supposed to operate ?

My Golf has developed a real lot of tyre noise in the last year. It is seriously loud, and starts at 50 kmh and gets louder in proportion to speed. At 100 kmh it is really loud.
Now i was sure it was the tyres just wearing out as they have done 40,000 kms , but i put on new tyres last week and...